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My former neighbor can thank johnson grass for his cattle farm. Because his empty, partly wooded acreage had the stuff, he was given government funding to eradicate it. The bulldozers came in and he now has a great pasture.

After a little study, I decided that Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria) is what I need to mark my back property line. I like it's being evergreen, plus able to tolerate flooding (Nov. to April or June) and drought (August). Now I have to find a cheap source for about 25 seedlings. Does anybody have...

Is it ok to plant them near each other?

I started some under a light several weeks ago and they came up ok but they seem to be stuck at about 1 1/2in. They're outside now.